some good news?" Evan turned him on his lap so he was facing toward him more.
"What?" Jason glanced up still frowning.
"Do you remember when I first met you and you asked if I was your uncle's boyfriend?"
"Yeah, and you said you were only his friend."
"That's right. Well, that's changed. I'm now his boyfriend."
Evan's smile as he said it made Travis's pulse skip.
"Really. Does that mean you will live here?" Jason looked up at him, some of the sadness fading from his face.
"No, but it means that I will be over a lot, and you and your uncle will come see me at my house. We can go out and do things together, too." Evan told him.
"Like a family?" Jason asked.
Travis forced back the emotion the thought of being a family stirred inside him.
"Yeah, we will be sorta like a family." Evan hugged him tight. "Are you okay with me dating your uncle?"
"Yep. I'm glad you are. I don't want anyone else to date him. I like you." Jason laid his head on Evan's shoulder.
"I like you, too, Jas. As soon as this meeting is over, the three of us will go out and see a movie together or something. Okay?" Evan kissed Jason's temple.
"Can we see the new one about the animals who live on the ice?"
"Anything you want to see, Cowboy." Travis grinned as he watched the two together. "Now, how about Evan and I get you tucked into bed? You will have a busy day tomorrow helping with the tree house."
"But I'm not tired." Jason looked up at Evan as if hoping he could get him to support him.
"It's still bedtime, tired or not. Run upstairs, get in your pajamas, and brush your teeth. Evan and I will be up in a minute to tuck you in," Travis said.
Jason slipped down off Evan's lap and smiled at him. "I'm glad you're going to tuck me in, too. And I'm really glad you're Uncle Travis's boyfriend." He threw his arms around him for a long hug.
Travis watched the two together, and for a moment everything else didn't matter. He was happy, content, and all was right with the world.
As Jason ran off, Evan turned toward him and grinned. "It's good to see you smiling."
Travis laughed. "I have several reasons to smile tonight." He reached over and touched Evan's shoulder. "And each one is because of you. You're good with him. Good for both of us."
Evan bent his head and pressed his cheek against Travis's hand. "I care about both of you."
Travis swallowed, feeling emotions he hadn't dared think about burst forth. Taking a breath he stood, pulling his hand from Evan's shoulder and holding it out to him. "Let's go tuck him in so we can relax."
Evan's hand was warm in his and he drew on the security it brought him. Even though having the courts know about them put his custody case in jeopardy, he was relieved that he didn't have to hide his feelings for Evan anymore. Especially from Jason.
Jason ran from the bathroom as they walked down the hall, meeting them at his door. "See all brushed." He smiled a huge grin, showing all his teeth.
"Good job." Travis bent down and picked him up in his arms. "You get any bigger and I won't be able to lift you."
"You're strong. You can always lift me." Jason wrapped his arms around Travis's neck.
"You pull back his sheets?" Travis glanced at Evan.
Evan moved in front of them and into the room as Travis followed with Jason. When Evan stepped back from the bed, Travis laid Jason down. "Now you need to sleep. I don't want to hear you playing at your desk like the other night."
Jason laughed. "I won't."
Travis tucked the blankets around him and then bent kissing Jason on the cheek. "Sweet dreams, Cowboy. I love you."
"I love you, too." Jason glanced at Evan. "You, too, Evan. I love you."
Travis watched the emotion pass over Evan's face. He stepped back to allow room for Evan to step forward.
"You don't know how happy that makes me. I love you, too." Evan kissed his forehead. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Night." Jason rolled to his side.
Travis made sure the nightlight was on that was by the door and then took Evan's hand
"What?" Jason glanced up still frowning.
"Do you remember when I first met you and you asked if I was your uncle's boyfriend?"
"Yeah, and you said you were only his friend."
"That's right. Well, that's changed. I'm now his boyfriend."
Evan's smile as he said it made Travis's pulse skip.
"Really. Does that mean you will live here?" Jason looked up at him, some of the sadness fading from his face.
"No, but it means that I will be over a lot, and you and your uncle will come see me at my house. We can go out and do things together, too." Evan told him.
"Like a family?" Jason asked.
Travis forced back the emotion the thought of being a family stirred inside him.
"Yeah, we will be sorta like a family." Evan hugged him tight. "Are you okay with me dating your uncle?"
"Yep. I'm glad you are. I don't want anyone else to date him. I like you." Jason laid his head on Evan's shoulder.
"I like you, too, Jas. As soon as this meeting is over, the three of us will go out and see a movie together or something. Okay?" Evan kissed Jason's temple.
"Can we see the new one about the animals who live on the ice?"
"Anything you want to see, Cowboy." Travis grinned as he watched the two together. "Now, how about Evan and I get you tucked into bed? You will have a busy day tomorrow helping with the tree house."
"But I'm not tired." Jason looked up at Evan as if hoping he could get him to support him.
"It's still bedtime, tired or not. Run upstairs, get in your pajamas, and brush your teeth. Evan and I will be up in a minute to tuck you in," Travis said.
Jason slipped down off Evan's lap and smiled at him. "I'm glad you're going to tuck me in, too. And I'm really glad you're Uncle Travis's boyfriend." He threw his arms around him for a long hug.
Travis watched the two together, and for a moment everything else didn't matter. He was happy, content, and all was right with the world.
As Jason ran off, Evan turned toward him and grinned. "It's good to see you smiling."
Travis laughed. "I have several reasons to smile tonight." He reached over and touched Evan's shoulder. "And each one is because of you. You're good with him. Good for both of us."
Evan bent his head and pressed his cheek against Travis's hand. "I care about both of you."
Travis swallowed, feeling emotions he hadn't dared think about burst forth. Taking a breath he stood, pulling his hand from Evan's shoulder and holding it out to him. "Let's go tuck him in so we can relax."
Evan's hand was warm in his and he drew on the security it brought him. Even though having the courts know about them put his custody case in jeopardy, he was relieved that he didn't have to hide his feelings for Evan anymore. Especially from Jason.
Jason ran from the bathroom as they walked down the hall, meeting them at his door. "See all brushed." He smiled a huge grin, showing all his teeth.
"Good job." Travis bent down and picked him up in his arms. "You get any bigger and I won't be able to lift you."
"You're strong. You can always lift me." Jason wrapped his arms around Travis's neck.
"You pull back his sheets?" Travis glanced at Evan.
Evan moved in front of them and into the room as Travis followed with Jason. When Evan stepped back from the bed, Travis laid Jason down. "Now you need to sleep. I don't want to hear you playing at your desk like the other night."
Jason laughed. "I won't."
Travis tucked the blankets around him and then bent kissing Jason on the cheek. "Sweet dreams, Cowboy. I love you."
"I love you, too." Jason glanced at Evan. "You, too, Evan. I love you."
Travis watched the emotion pass over Evan's face. He stepped back to allow room for Evan to step forward.
"You don't know how happy that makes me. I love you, too." Evan kissed his forehead. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Night." Jason rolled to his side.
Travis made sure the nightlight was on that was by the door and then took Evan's hand
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